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Charge Roads With
Favoring New Eng
land Mfrs.
15,: DIFFERENCE IN
RATES TO ORIENT
Hearing Before Commerce
Commission May Deter
mine Standing East
ern Spinners.
Washington, April U.—The whole
question of alleged discrimination <n
freight rates In favor of the New Eng
land manufacturing cities as against
those engaged In like industries In the
South, Is raised before the Interstate
commerce commission In a case which
began hearing today.
New England enjoys what are known
as "postage stamp rates" on many
things—that Is, the rate has been made
for very long hauls practically or In
some cases exactly the same as for
much shorter distances. The Boston
and Maine road's policy has been to
secure such rate adjustments for the
benefit of its territory, contenting itself
with very small proportionals- of long
distance rates, In consideration of the
privilege of charging high local rates
within New England territory.
Georgia Company Complainant.
But this entire system Is attacked In
the case of the Enterprise Manufactur
ing Company of Georgia against thirty-
four railroad companies, and In the case
of the China and Japan Trading Com
pany against the same defendant com
panies. The two coses will probably he
consolidated for the hearing before the
commission beginning today.
It Is alleged In these cases that the
rates on cotton goods from Southern
manufacturing centers to the Pacific
coast, on business destined for Oriental
export. Is unjustly high and discrimi
nates against the Southern points as
compared to New England. Specifical
ly, the rate per 100 pounds on these
goods In car load lots Is. stated at'81.15
from Southern points to the coast, os
against tl from New England to the
coast, and In less than car load lots It Is
given as 81.65 from Southern points, os
against tl.tO from New England.
Important Question.
The railroad and manufacturing In
terests of both sections Involved con
sider It a case of the greatest Impor
tance, for It involves a construction of
the term "competition" in Its widest
application to business between re
motely separated sections and handled
under very different circumstances.
R. J. Southall, of Augusta, Go., ap
pears as counsel for the complainants,
and Edward Baxter, of Nashville, for
the railroad companies. The cose is
expected to require a long hearing and
the Introduction of a great bulk of tes
timony. The decision may determine
the future status of New England as a
manufacturing district.
GENERAL DENIAL
OFALLCHGES
Complete Answer Exiled on
Wednesday in Concord
Superior Court.
Concord, N. H„ April IS.—The charge
tha^ the suit for an accounting of the
property of Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy,
filed March 1, was not brought in good
Talth by the so*called “next friends,”
Is contained In the answer of the de
fendants filed In the Merrimack county
superior court yesterday.
The answer of the defendants Is a
general denial of all (he allegations
made by the complainants In the origi
nal action, who sued as Mrs. Eddy’s
'next friends.”
SENATEPASSES ACT
10 DISFRANCHISE
NEGRO IN FLORIDA
Tallahassee, FI a.. April 18.—The sen
ate by a vote of 25 to 5 hds adopted a
Joint resolution to declare the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
Federal constitution vqld and to dis
franchise the negro In Florida Tho
resolution was Introduce! by Senator
John 8. Beard, of Pensacola. Senator
Beard declared that he believed that
the supreme court of the United States
would uphold the action of this state
In disfranchising the negro.
The house Is overwhelmingly for the
resolution and the question of the le
gality of the acts In question will thus
go before the United States supreme
court.
Crowded galleries cheered the action
of the senate.
KILLED RIS BABY
AND SHOT AT WIFE
Demented Operator Tried
to Murder Family at
Gadsden.
I
Sptcla’ to The Georgian
Gadsden, Ala., April 18.—While In a
demented condition yesterday after
noon, O. P. Dodson, a telegraph oper
ator, fatally shot his 3-year-old jon
and then shot twice at his wife.
The police started In pursuit, taking
bloodhounds. The dogs soon struck
the man's trail and after running near,
ly two miles, he was caught, just as he
had crossed a large creek, was taken
back to the city and lodged in Jail.
The affair created Intense excitement
and a crowd of several hundred people
gathered around the Jail. A local news
paper published a report yesterday aft
ernoon that Dodson had been accident
ally killed In Atlanta Monday night.
All NATIONS
MAY ENTER
PEACE PACT
/
Congress Wants A1
Disputes Referred
to The Hague.
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY CONFERENCE
Suggests General Treaty of
Arbitration Be Ratified
at Coming Gath-
. ering.
New Tork, April 18.—After a session
of three days the National Arbitration
and Peace Congress ended last night
with two great banquets, ono at Hotel
Astor, the other at the Waldorf As
toria.
Greatest Interest centered In the
event In which Andrew Carnegie, pres
ident, was presented with a cross of
the Legion of Honor by the French
government at the hands of Baron
D’Ejdournelles DeConstant, In appre
elation of his efforts for peace.
National Costumss Worn.
The national costumes of some of the
foreign delegates were strongly con
trasted with the usual coloring found In
the American dress, suggesting the tn>
ternatlonal meaning of the occasion.
Peace messages were received from
the kings of Norway and Italy, the
president of Switzerland, bureau of
peace In Berne, ex-Prealdent Cleveland
and the minister from the Netherlands.
Baron D'Estournelles DeConstant,
the first speaker, dwelt earnestly upon
the world-wide movement for peace.
Professor Kuno Francke, of Harvard
University, spoke, for the university
an‘d, In a measure, for Germany.
Following Professor Francke, Wil
llam Jennings Bryan was Introduced.
Platform Is Adopted.
Don Enrique Creel, Mexican ambas
sador to the United States, bespoke
Mexico's hearty co-operation In the
peace -plans.
The last speaker of the evening was
the Rev. Lyman Abbott. He exhorted
for concerted action of the world to at
tain the ideal of eternal peace.
Tho peace congress adopted a plat-
from recommending that The Hague
conference shall be a permanent instl-
n and open to all the nations of the
world; that a general treaty of arbltra.
tlon for ratification by all the nations
shall be drafted by the coming confer
ence to The Hague court of Interna
tional disputes which can not be ad
justed by diplomacy; that the United
States government urge upon the con
ference action looking to the limitation
of armament; that the conference ex
tend to private property at sea. Im
munity from capture In war.
Eiseman Bros.
The Old Reliable Manufacturing
Clothiers
Established 1865.
ITII THE same decree of excellence }n tail
oring, and made front the very best all-
wool fabrics, the clothing for BOYS at
Eiseman Bros.’ are counterparts.of their
make of Ready Suita for Men.
They combine the shapeliness, graceful
fashioning and “snappy” style, that creates
an exclusiveness in mode and finish, characteristic of
the tailoring done by these Old Established Manufac
turing Clothiers. i
The little “thumb-nail” sketch represents the ever
popular Double-Breasted Suit; particularly apropos for
Boys from seven to seventeen years of age.
These suits are supplied with regular trousers.
Serges, Unfinished Worsteds, Fancy Mixtures, Trop
ical Worsteds—
All desirable colors and new loom effects.
The “Children’s Department” occupies the entire
second floor.
Elegantly appointed passenger elevators make this section quickly .and con
veniently accessible. 1
EISEMAN BROS.
11-13-15-17 Whitehall,
Baltimore, Md.
ATLANTA.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
BROWNS-BROWNS-BROWNS.
$10.00 BROWN SKIRTS
AT $8.75
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And being brown there is no question as to correctness of col
or. The demand for brown has set the fabric market in a flurry
that makes brown the most sought after thing and the scarcest.
Coming from a “best” maker accounts for the great beauty
and grace of lines and quality. There are two styles-25 skirts
of each style. * 1 , * ■
Tailored effects with plaits and broad, graduated folds and
stitched straps.
Fine Panamas in two shades of brown; Golden and Russet.
Regular $10 Skirts at $8.75
New arrivals also in
black, blufe pnd brown
voiles.
$10 to $25.
Chamberlin-JoKnsQn-DuBose C
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CRUCIFY HARRIMAN
CALL OUYALL SI,
Railroad King May Be
Forced From Control of
Monopoly.
New York, April IS.—E. II. Ilnrrimnn lit
to take tho stand again today In the In*
qulaltlon to which the Interstate commerce
commission Is subjecting him on account
of Union Pacific and other transcontinental
roads and the “Alton deal.”
“Crucify Harrtman,” Is the call^ which
WnU street has sent out by John V.“ Rocke
feller and J. P. Morgan. Roth are direc
tors of the Union Pacific railroad and have
decided Hnrrlinan must answer all ques
tions regarding the railroad and take the
consequences.
The rumors thnt Mr. Harrltnnn la to be
removed as president of the Union Pacific
are credited In well-informed quarters.
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QUITS FEDERAL JOB
J. M. Nya will cease hla connection
with the Federal penitentiary In South
Atlanta on May 15 aa superintendent
of the bureau of Identification and
head of the department of criminal
records. He has sent In hla resignation
to take effect on that date and at the
present time he Is considering two or
three propositions about which he Is not
in a position to talk at present.
Mr. Nye has been a resident of At
lanta for the past five years and In that
time he has made many friends who
will regret to see him leave the city
should his future duties require a
change of residence. He came here to
establish the department In the Federal
penitentiary, of which he has been the
head, and 'so well has he done his
work that he Is known-throughout the
country as one of the Best Bertlllon
experts In the United Statee.
So well hag he studied criminology
end criminals that there are few noted
crooks today about whom Mr. Nye is
not fully Informed, and few whom he
could not recognise at a glance. In his
records at the Federal pen he has the
descriptions, photographs and measure
ments of all the higher and lesser
crooks In the country and he le fa
miliar with nfost of their measure
ments.
Within a short time Mr. Nye will ,e
In a position to make known his plans
for the future.,
WEALTHY MAN PINCHED
FOR RUNNING LOTTERY.
New York, April, 18.—Louis A. Gour-
daln. of New Orleans, who has been
arrested on a bench warrant Issued by
a judge of the United States circuit
court In Chicago, was. taken to that city
today. He Is the man who tome time
ago was under arrest In Joliet, III.,
and wanted to build hi* own jail. He
It said to be wealthy.
MR. CARNEGIE ANSWERS
ROOSE VELTS SUGGESTIONS
New York, April 18.—"Our peace congress has brought three objec
tions plainly before us," said Andrew Curnegle, '
In
statement made
letter.
In answer to the statement that nations could not submit all questions
to arbitration, he said six had already done so, and named Chile, Nether
lands, Argentina. Norway and Switzerland.
The Iron master said the first principles of natural Justice forbid men
to be Judges, when they are parties to tho Issues, and In reference to the
suggestion that "It la neither peace nor Justice, blit righteousness that
shall exalt the nation," Mr. Carnegie simply said that righteousness was
simply doing what was right..
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0 THREE HAPPY HdMES:
O THREE UNHAPPY WIVES, 0
O CHICAGOAN DISAPPEARS. O
O 0
a Chicago, April 18.—William G. O
O Underwood. formerly general O
O Western sales manager for the O
0 Falrbanks-Morse Scale Company, 0
0 was formally charged last night O
0 with having led a quadruple ex- 0
0 Istence. In the past eighteen 0
0 months he Is said to have made 0
0 a collection of three happy 0
O homes, three very unhappy wives O
0 and a bride-to-be. 0
0 Warrants have been Issued by O
O the scale company, charging Un- O
0 derwood with haying collected 0
g money on bogus cnecks. A guar- 0
anty company offers a reward of 0
0 8100 for his return. 0
0 The bride-to-be Is a Chicago 0
0 woman, and her name has been O
0 auppressed. 0
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0 BREWER’S WILL PROVIDES 0
0 TRUST FUND FOR WORK .. 0
0 OF 8ALVATION ARMY. 0
0 0
O Rockford, III, April 18.—The 0
O will of Oeorge J. Schlenck pro- O
0 vldes a perpetual trust fund, part O
O of the Income of which will go to 0
0 the Salvation Army to aid Its O
O work “among the lowly and out- 0
O cast In places of drunkenness and 0
0 squalor." Mr. Schlenck was a 0
O brqwer. O
0 O
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0 PASTOR BATTERS UP O
0 MEMBER OF HI8 FLOCK 0
0 BECAUSE OF STATEMENT. O
0 a
O Sterling, III., April 18.—Dr. E. O
O F. Eskey, ot Prophetstown, chair- O
0 man ct the Republican centra] 0
0 committee, was knocked down and 0
0 badly beaten yesterday by the 0
O Rev. William Sundston, pastor of 0
O the Methodist church. O
O /Eskey refused to retract a state- 0
0 ment, whereupon the preacher 0
O pounded him. Dr. Eskey Is a 0
0 member of Mr. Bundston’s church. 0
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O O
O AGED NEW YORKER 0
0 WEDS YOUNG GIRL. 0
O O
0 New York. April 18.—John L. U
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0 COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL 0
O SCRUB AUTOS TO PAY O
O BACK STOLEN MONEY. O
0 0
0 Chicago. April 18. — George O
O Cheever, Jr., former Andover stu- 0
0 dent, yesterday pleaded guilty to 0
0 the charge of obtaining money 0
0 under false pretenses and was pa- Q
0 rated under conditions which 0
0 probably are without precedent 0
0 in Chicago. 0
O Today Cheever began scrubbing O
0 automobiles in the garage owned 0
O by the man who had him arrest- <j>
0 ed. In this way he will repay the
O money. .0
O 0
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0 Heins, aged 70. widower for a 0
nd president of the Coney 0
. .. and Brooklyn railroad, to- 0
O day announced his engagement to O
0 marry Miss Margaret A. Ros- 0
O chen, a 22-year-old stenographer. O
0 The wedding will occur next 0
O month. O
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KICKED SICK WIFE!
GOES TO STOCKADE
On tho charge of kicking his sick wife,
knocking her down with his fists and then
stamping her, L. W. Riley, a compositor,
resting at 103 Trinity avenue, was Thurs
day (doming sentenced by Recorder Rroyles
to eerre thirty days In the atockade with
out a fine and was also bound over to the
state courts under $300 bond for wife-beat-
Ing.
After he serves hla atockade term Riley
will be transferred to the Tower to await
trial, unless he succeeds In making the
$300 bond.
COKSUL TAKES UP
ATLANTA OLD-UP
Writes to Chief of Police
Concerning Attack on ,
Secretary. '*.!
In a letter written to Chief of Police
Jennlnge, Dr. Zoepffel-Quollcnsteln. Im
perial German coneul to Atlanta, com
plain* of an assault Bald to have been
made upon hla secretary, Albert Stei
ger, on Woodward avenue between
Washington and Pulliam atreets, last
Saturday night.
Dr. Zoepffel declare* that hla reere-
tary, who reildes at 18 Pulliam utreet.
wa* held up at th* point of ■ pistol i.y
two negroe* at an early hour In tin-
evening, and although the highwaymen
failed to find any valuable*, the shoe*
to tho nerve* of the secretary was very
severe. lie oaks that better police pro
tection be given thnt section of the city,
since similar holdup* nre of frequent
occurrence, and urges thnt the chief
use hi* Influence In securing more and
better electric lights.
Chief Jennings states that he will
investigate the matter at once.
NEW SUiTlSFlLED
CITY CELEBRATES
’QUAKE DISASTER
San Francisco, April 18.—San Fran
cisco today began the celebration of the
first anniversary of the earthquake and
fire which laid In ruins three-fourth* of
the city. Fillmore street and Van New
avenue are decorated for the occasion
and most of the buslnees house* have
declared a half holiday.
The disaster put San Frandaco twen
ty years ahead a* a modern city. Rente
and prices of commodities are 'higher,
but every one has money and Is spend
ing It with San Pranclsco prodigality.
Jt la estimated that the population has
almost reached the normal, 4*0,000.
Nearly all the debris has been removed
and replaced by modern buildings.
Another link In the chain of litiga
tion surrounding the afTairs of the At-
lanta-BIrmlngham Fire Insurance Com
pany was forged Wednesday afternoon,
when suit was filed In the United States
court against the stockholders of that
company by attorneys for the Califor
nia 11 re Insurance Company, with which
Insurance was re-lnsured.
The total amount naked for by the
California company from tho stock
holders of the Attanta-Blrmlnghnm
Company Is 831,124.48. It Is charged
that at the time this liability was in
curred, April 18, 1306, and November
28, 1906, the defendant stockhold- i
were stockholders In the Atlanta-BIrm-
ingham Company and that under
California law each stockholder Is re
sponsible for a proportionate share of
the company’s Indebtedness. This law
declares that "each stockholder of i
corporation Is Individually and person
ally liable for such proportion of all
debts and liabilities as ho may own
stock In the whole association."
Further, It Is declared In tho petition
that this law applies to any corporation
chartered In another state that may be
doing business In California.
All of the alleged stockholders are
mentioned In the petition and after tho
name of each Is placed the sum prayed
for In recovery. It being alleged that
such sum represents each stockholder,
proportionate stars of the total amount
sued for. These jtockbotdsrs against
whom judgments are prayed for are
well known. There nre also a few cor
porations mentioned us stockholders.
•’ • j **'11i>,n u .i- m-.l l.t Moore A
Pomeroy, of Atlanta. I'.. It. t'rttes and
Hewlett. Bancroft ,v Rullt-ntine, as at
torneys for the California company.